Editor’s Corner: Let’s Burn Bright Instead of Burnout
A Letter from our Co-Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Amber Robins: Dear Reader, This week I had a plan: I would focus on myself and what I want to do with my life. I know this is a BIG thing to do and led to lots of introspective thoughts. But I wanted to be sure that each step […]
Why Doctors Should Lobby for Immigrants Seeking Asylum
In about 2005 I learned that if I can properly document scars of torture for someone who is seeking asylum it greatly increases the odds of their being granted asylum. So began my passion for human rights medicine and working to bring justice to immigrants seeking asylum in the US. I have interviewed, examined and […]
The Day I Lost My Job
After graduating from my pharmacy residency program and securing a clinical pharmacist position in diabetes management, I was so excited to see what this next chapter in my professional life would bring. So, imagine my surprise when I walked into work on January 30th to discover my position had been ELIMINATED just 6 months after […]
Love Should Not Hurt: Break the Silence on Domestic Violence
Love should not hurt. Domestic violence hurts. What is domestic violence? đź–¤It is not patient, it is not kind.đź–¤It involves envy, it involves boasting, it is prideful. đź–¤It is rude, it is self-seeking, it is easily angered, it keeps a record of wrongs.đź–¤It delights in evil and hates the truth.đź–¤It does not protect, it does […]
The Shoulders I Stand on: A Black Female Doctor Reflects on Dr. Blackwell’s Birthday
On February 3rd we honor and recognize women physicians. This date was chosen as National Women Physicians Day because it was the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman physician licensed to practice medicine in the United States back in 1849. As a black woman physician, I also stand on the shoulders of Rebecca […]
Editor’s Corner: We Have a Dream
A Letter from our Co-Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Amber Robins: Dear Readers, As you may know, last week we observed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day. During this time we traditionally think of his words in the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Usually during this time of year, I too start to think about all that […]
Daring Greatly: Vulnerability, Courage and Shame in Medicine
In health care, we are hardwired to do all we can to minimize error and avoid failure. The journey of training and practicing medicine rests on the premise of perfection. And yet, perfectionism and shame are thought to be the two sides of the same coin. As clinicians, we have the privilege of interacting with […]
7 Tips for Budding Pediatricians
As a young girl, I loved to spend my Saturdays playing “school”. I would line my dolls and stuffed animals up on our back porch, and teach them all lessons using a play chalkboard and school supplies. I could play for hours. My mom was convinced I’d be a teacher when I grew up – […]
I am the Face of Burnout
I am the face of early career female physician burnout. And I fought it so hard Until I realized that in order to overcome this foe, it wasn’t me that was broken. It wasn’t me that need to be fixed. It wasn’t something inherently wrong with me. I was working from a place of exhaustion […]
Editor’s Corner: Why We Created the Women in White Coats Heroes Award
A letter from our Co-Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Archana Shrestha, MD, MS, FACEP. Dear Reader, As we open up voting for the Women in White Coats Hero of the Year Award, I take pause to reflect on why this award is so important. The simple reason we put together this award is because we have been very impressed […]
